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The Oktoberfest weekend was a success. Almost 7,000 people packed the Courthouse Square and downtown Quincy for two nights of music, food and fun. Friday night approximately 1,700 came out to hear Minor Seven, a Tallahassee based music group that specialize in neo-soul, R & B, jazz, raggae and blues. Adrian Morris, the band’s featured vocalist, brought the crowd to their feet when he crooned “Let’s Get It On” by the late Marvin Gay.

When the Quincy city commission passed a millage rate of 4.0 it left a shortfall in of $120,000 in the current budget.
Commissioners then set about that amount so that the budget would be balanced.
Saying that this was a tough year and painful cuts has to be made, the commission made the following cuts:
•$80,000 from the recreation department which will eliminate one position, the after school recreation program, travel for non-competitive sports, a health initiative, beautification program and the weekend movies.

There are 1,520 female inmates housed at the Gadsden Correctional Institution in Gretna. On Aug. 1, Management Training Corporation took over the day-to-day operations of the facility. The man in charge is Sergio Molina, a 25-years veteran in corrections.

Domestic Violence isn't confined to adults anymore. Two years ago, a national survey of teenage girls between the ages of 14 and 17 revealed that 44 percent said they knew someone their age who had been hit or beaten by a boyfriend.
Here are some telltale signs of what are usually early warning signs that something is wrong in a teen dating relationship if the person:

Editor's Note: October is National Domestic Violence Awareness Month. The first victim in this article will not be identified.
One day, she said, he came in from work and she had prepared a pot of meatballs and spaghetti, salad and garlic bread. She thought he would like it but he didn't.

A fire later Monday night has left a Quincy family homeless. Bridgette Frances' home on Arlington Circle in Osceola Park was a total loss. Frances and her two children, ages 5 and 14, were able to get out of the home unharmed.

Quincy Police Chief Ferman Richardson was relieved of duty Monday afternoon after two years on the job.
“After considerable thought, reflection and a thorough review of the police chief’s annual evaluation, I made the decision to relieve the police chief of his duty as of 5 p.m. Sept. 27.
“The city wishes him well as we begin the search process for a new chief.

Quincy's city manager, Jack McLean, said 2011 will be a very good year for the citizens.

"Beginning in January customers should see a 12-14 percent decrease in the electric part of their utility bills," he said.

The percentage was calculated by taking the averages of randomly selected utility bills and calculating them using the Florida Municipal Power Agency charges that would have been charged to customers had the city been using FMPA costs.